Grief (demo) - Tenets Of War

So where have I been you ask? Haven't heard from me for forever and a day! My last post was back at the start of January and I've had multiple reminders on my phone telling me it's about time I posted something! So what's new?

An Album - Tenets Of War

So I've decided to write an album! And sing on it too! Can I sing? Well, not extremely well, but I'll see if a bit of practice helps things along.

The working title of the album is Tenets Of War. I had some health issues the last few months of 2017, and during that time I went through a lot of emotions. The war part is me fighting off health issues and the trials and tribulations of having the state of your health completely out of your control. It was quite a roller coaster ride. I'm pretty good health-wise again, but I knew that some of the best albums I've ever listened to, were written when those artists were at their most vulnerable. So I decided to write about my experiences and use them to help me shape my songs.

Grief

At the moment, I have about 4 of 7 songs in some work-in-progress state. Grief, is probably the best one in a demo state. Far from polished, it is a rough cut of the song but give you guys an idea of what I'm doing. It probably should be called The Despondent, but Grief was the first thing that came to mind. Anyway - details, details!

The songs I'm writing for this album do feel different to the first 3 singles I did last year - at least to me they do. Some aspects remain similar, but I'm experimenting more with synths and pianos, still trying to incorporate some kind of Djent feel into some riffs and playing around with new stuff, like distorted bass and vocals.

Yes, I know I still have a lot of practice ahead of me, but it's really challenging for me to extend beyond my known boundaries. I've spent the past year learning the audio engineering side of things, recording, mixing, effects, etc. Now for the first time, I'm playing around with vocals. It's a whole new ball game, but good fun none the less.

Have a listen, let me know what you think.